GROUND WATER AND SOIL CONTAMINATION REMEDIATION: TOWARD COMPATIBLE SCIENCE, POLICY, AND PUBLIC PERCEPTION

Since 1985, the Water Science and Technology Board of the National Research Council has organized and hosted a colloquium series on emerging issues in water science and technology. This report contains the papers presented at the fifth colloquium, held in Washington, D.C., on April 20-21, 1989, which focused on how science influences policy and public perception where cleanup of ground water and soil contamination is concerned. Preceding the papers is an overview prepared by the colloquium chairman, Richard A. Conway, and the steering committee.

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• Publication Date: 1990

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 271 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Contaminants; Groundwater; Public opinion; Public policy; Soil remediation; Soils
• Uncontrolled Terms: Contamination; Remediation
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Policy; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00600709
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0-309-04184-8
• Report/Paper Numbers: Colloquium 5
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 1990 12:00AM